Cable laying operations in progress until 22 apr by M/V ile de batz along trackline joining 03-44.95S…
South Atlantic Ocean · HYDROLANT 905/13
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2013-04-23 00:01Z
This notice comes from the historical archive. Its archived status does not establish when or how the reported situation ended.
- Source and dates
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · NAVAREA V 109/13 110331Z APR 13.. Issued 2013-04-11 07:44Z. First collected 2026-08-17 13:38Z; last seen in collection 2026-08-17 15:46Z. Collection dates record ingestion, not a new incident or a fresh field observation.
- Location covered
- South Atlantic Ocean. The map shows the reported line or operation extent; it is not a vessel track. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.
Related notices and cancellation links
Current notices and reporting history in the South Atlantic Ocean →
- issued
- 2013-04-11 07:44Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- NAVAREA V 109/13 110331Z APR 13.
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA V · named as the source of this relay
- sea
- South Atlantic Ocean
- position
- -5.970, -34.319
- vessel
- M/V ILE DE BATZ · 12 messages
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
BRAZIL-NORTHEAST COAST. 1. CABLE LAYING OPERATIONS IN PROGRESS UNTIL 22 APR BY M/V ILE DE BATZ ALONG TRACKLINE JOINING 03-44.95S 038-26.81W, 03-40.60S 038-13.71W, 03-37.61S 038-05.05W, 03-25.74S 037-54.39W, 03-03.18S 036-29.77W, 04-35.06S 033-39.99W, 09-50.42S 032-27.64W, 11-06.66S 032-26.62W. TWO MILE BERTH REQUESTED. 2. CANCEL HYDROLANT 885/13. 3. CANCEL THIS MSG 23 APR 13.
Reading this warning
- Cable operations
- A ship is laying, burying or repairing a submarine cable, usually along a stated route.
- Track line joining
- Introduces a route through a series of positions — a cable route, a tow's track or a survey line.
- Position (degrees and minutes)
- How warnings write positions: degrees, a hyphen, then minutes, with N/S and E/W — 49-40.8N 003-43.8W.
- Wide berth requested
- Keep well clear — or, when a distance is given ("TWO MILE BERTH REQUESTED"), at least that far away.
- Cancellation reference
- A line that cancels an earlier warning by its number, such as CANCEL HYDROLANT 1085/12.
- HYDROLANT
- The U.S. long-range warning series for Atlantic waters outside NAVAREA IV, including the eastern Atlantic, the Mediterranean and adjoining seas.
- CANCEL THIS MSG
- The warning's own expiry: a line telling the reader when the message cancels itself.
Collected reports in this area · cable & pipeline work
147 within 180 nm since 1999 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 listed in force now
Counts include repeat notices about the same situation. NGA archive coverage ends 2024-05; live collection began 2026-08-17. The period between them is incomplete. An empty year is not evidence that no hazards occurred.
- Underwater operations 1000Z to 2000Z daily 20 feb thru 06 may by cableship rene descartes along trackline…2018-04-20
- Underwater operations in progress 1000Z to 2000Z daily until 29 may by cableship rene descartes along…2018-03-24
- Underwater operations in progress 1000Z to 2000Z daily until 29 may by cableship rene descartes along…2018-02-17
- Underwater operations in progress until 062222Z jun by cableship ile de brehat along trackline joining…2017-05-20
- Seismic survey 21 thru 28 jan by M/V bgp challenger towing 12000 meter long cable in area bound by 13-49S…2017-01-19
- Seismic survey 19 thru 27 jan by M/V bgp challenger towing 10000 meter long cable in area bound by 04-09S…2017-01-18
Month of issue in the collected archive
All available years combined. Uneven collection and repeat bulletins affect these counts; this chart does not measure the seasonality or probability of incidents.
Nearby notices listed in force · within 120 nm
- Odas buoy established in 05-09.46S 035-09.81WNav aids · 70.2 nm
- Odas buoy bravo rn-l temporarily established until 20 oct in 04-53.00S 035-46.01WNav aids · 108.3 nm
Worldwide in the collected sources
23 cable & pipeline work listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-09-25 01:53Z; source collection times vary.
Cable ops
Cable laying, pipeline and seismic operations. All current cable & pipeline work →
Not for navigation. This is a re-rendering of an official navigational warning for awareness; mariners must use official NAVAREA broadcasts and their national MSI service.